Innovative Teaching Grant Awardees

2022-2023 Awardees

Title	School	Staff	Award
Anti Test Anxiety Library & Campus Resources	Dept of Accountability & Assessment	Kelly Bertholf (Super - Karen Shah)	$4,841.52
Ballet Folklorico After School	Highland Park ES	Marsha Munoz	$1,966.00
Building Student Character	Dessau MS	Allison Pierce	$1,500.00
Calm Down Corners to Promote Self Regulation	Brookhollow ES	Jennifer Cunningham	$2,478.75
Construction Opportunity Tiny House	PACE HS	Mr. Peters	$4,915.53
Daily Math Calendar Activity	Curriculum and Innovation for Northwest	Gracie "Amber" Patrick, Aressa Jones	$3,638.80
Digital Multimedia Creation	Windermere ES	Chan-Shrou Tim Lee	$2,652.00
Engaging Creativity - The Marimba Mallet Initiative	Hendrickson HS	Nathan Zamore	$2,000.00
Enriching Learning through Amazing Classroom Transformations	Murchison ES	Rebecca Diaz-Ancira, Abigail Flax, Asante Malveaux, Darcy Johnson, Elizabeth Montgomery	$3,075.79
Full STEAM Ahead	Pflugerville ES	Rachel Albin & Kelly Berry	$3,299.00
Growing Flowers for the Pfuture	Pflugerville HS	Blaise Cooper	$1,385.00
Jumpstart Motivating Our Students	Pflugerville ES	Suzanne Konkel	$1,331.97
Make Music with Technology	Kelly Lane MS	Jairo Cabrera, Noel Esquivel and Taylor Jacobsen	$5,000.00
Outdoor Dog Park	Hendrickson HS	Pilar Gonzalez & Jeremy Bonds	$3,989.64
Stations and Centers and Games	Pflugerville ES	Sarah Rabe	$1,895.23
Writing Branches	Mott ES	Nadine Holland, Manda Simmons, Jenny Olsen, Rachel Naugle, Kimberly Roark	$5,000.00

2020-2021 Awardees

Title	School	Staff	Award
Emergency Food Pantry	Connally High	Karinna Cantu, Lisa Goldberg & Shara Ward	$677
Growing Leaders Through Music: The Ukulele Initiative	Northwest Leadership Academy	Bianca Padavick	$1,953
Hawks Role Playing System	Hendrickson High	John Busch, Monica Lawrence & Kara Johnson	$4,000
Learning with LEGOS	Murchison Elem	Melania Silva	$4,998
Pfacing Challenges & Overcoming Obstacles	Northwest Leadership Academy	Lindsey Fussell & Virginia Caldwell	$4,987
Pfath to the Pfuture	Pflugerville High	Jessica Perry, Mary Pennington, Maria Perez, Christine Zukotynski & David Robb	$4,950
Photography's a Snapv	Parmer Lane Elem	Rena Clegg	$2,081
Podcasting: Engage, Learn & Grow-on-the-Go	Connally High	Amena Amires, Cheyenne Aguillar, Hoseph Hodge, David Conover & Josie Perez	$4,692
STEM Bins	Murchison Elem	Taylor Maguire	$585
Small Moves for Big Difference	Curriculum Dept	Valeria Sosa, Daniela Guadiola, Natalia Carrillo, Maribel Hernandez & Maria Zavaleta	$4,476
Thumbs Up for Hands-On	Dearing Ele	Amy Richards	$2,463

2019-2020 Awardees

“Engage with the Page” – Pflugerville ES – $2,567
“Say Psych Right Now!” – Hendrickson HS – $1,927
“Pfinding Our Voice and Pfeeling Our Learning” – Northwest Leadership Academy – $4,988
“Sensory Pathway and Self-Regulation Toolbox” – Northwest ES – $2,411
“Digital Project Lit Will Light Up ELA” – Hendrickson HS – $4,999
“Certified Specialist in Restorative Practices” – Pflugerville MS – $3,000
“Discovery Maker Interactive STEM cart” – Parmer Lane ES – $5,000
“Technology For All Abilities” – Caldwell ES – $5,000

2018-2019 Awardees

“C7+Technology=Pfuture Ready Learners” – Spring Hill ES – $4,999
“Generation Alpha to the Future” – Barron ES – $4,206
“Innovators of Today, Innovators of the Pfuture” – Caldwell ES – $5,000
“Lights, Camera, Green Screen Action, and More” – Cele MS – $3,261
“Magnificent Motor Lab” – Copperfield ES – $4,997
“Remember the Alamo” – Park Crest MS – $4,595
“Roadrunners are 21st Century Learners” – River Oaks ES – $3,290

2017-2018 Awardees

Read more about the 2018 awardees in this press release.

“Bee Bots Building Coding Skills” – Brandy West at Parmer Lane ES – $905
“Fostering Fun & Digital Literacy” – David Robb at Pflugerville HS & Philip Catuogno at Timmerman ES – $4,994
“From the Classroom to the World” – Maria Barrow at Barron ES – $3,869
“Full Steam Ahead” – Kim Mendez & Mara Galusha at Dearing ES – $4,995
“Let’s Stop Boxing Our Students In” – Laura Diaz, Shannon Cochran, Brandi Lujano, Scott Smith & Michelle Lopez at Mott ES – $4,628
“May the Pforce Be With You” – Melissa Shannon, Mary Eaton, Michelle Garcia, Jena McGuire & Jennifer Kienzle at Park Crest MS – $4,908
“Power Zone Program” – Chris Stelly & Cara Kinney at Pflugerville MS – $4,916
“Rubriks Mosaic” – Kim LaMarre at Park Crest MS & Margaret Dominguez at Cele MS – $4,423
“Signs of Suicide Program” – Morufat Komolafe at Weiss HS – $3,875
“Young Explorers Adventures” – Daniela Guardiola, Patti Tout, Rebecca Patterson & Emily Arbesu at Delco Primary – $5,000

2016-2017 Awardees

“C7 + Technology = 21st Century Learners” – Windermere Primary – $5,000
“Express Yourself” – Dearing ES – $4,522
“Flexibile Seating” – Northwest ES – $4,924
“From Big To Small” – Park Crest MS – $4,500
“Interactive Learning in the Essentials Classroom” – Park Crest MS – $3,511
“May the Pforce Be With Us” – Park Crest MS – $5,000
“Oh the Places We’ll Go” – Cele MS – $5,000
“Oh the Places We’ll Go!” – Park Crest MS – $5,000
“Pfeelings Pfirst Project” – All elementary campuses – $471
“Programming the Future” – Delco Primary – $4,955
“Pure Genius: Tool Kits that Inspire Innovation” – Rowe Lane ES – $4,977
“Ride and Read” – Murchison ES – $5,000
“Virtual Reality Bridges the Gap for All Students” – Northwest ES – $4,999
“Wii See Them” – Kelly Lane MS – $1,020

The foundation also awarded Park Crest Middle School $961 for its Community Gardens submission, which captured the Community Grant award.

2015-2016 Awardees

Enhancing Student Performance through Music – Cele MS – $4,958
Ballet Folklórico After School Enrichment – Highland Park ES – $1,995
SPOT on Vision – Murchison ES & Wieland ES – $4,717
Percolating Along A Watershed – Park Crest MS – $1,931
#Gamification – Park Crest MS – $5,000
3D Printing For Learning Extension – Park Crest MS – $1,963
Afterschool Engineers – Pflugerville ES – $1,006
Elementary School Technology Club – Pflugerville ES – $2,466
Creating Critical Thinkers and Future Leaders from Generation Z – Timmerman ES – $4,673
Digital Arts Initiative – Westview MS – $2,533
It Takes a Pflugervillage (to Build an Outdoor Learning Center) – Windermere Primary – $3,148
Learning and Engagement Go – Windermere Primary – $1,158
How Many C’s in Makerspace? – Windermere Primary – $2,987
Saturdays for Success – Hendrickson HS, Cele MS, Dessau MS, Kelly Lane MS & Park Crest MS – $3,000

2014-2015 Awardees

Pfocused on Reading – Delco Primary – $5,000
Makerspaces in the Library – Delco Primary – $3,000
Extra, Extra! Read All About It! – Parmer Lane ES – $1,998
Teaching Self-Regulation Skills to Close the Income-Based Achievement Gap – Parmer Lane ES – $2,164
We Are Poets and We Know It – Riojas ES – $1,267
Building Literacy with LEGO – Spring Hill ES – $1,556
Early Literacy Extravaganza – Timmerman ES – $2,694
Enhancing Learning with the Intuos Pen Tablet – Cele MS – $5,000
Igniting a LOVE of Reading – Cele MS – $3,000
Igniting a LOVE of Reading – Dessau MS – $3,000
Equine Facilitated Education – Kelly MS – $5,000
Igniting a LOVE of Reading – Kelly MS – $3,000
Flipped Band Hall – Kelly MS – $3,400
Love at First Bits – Park Crest MS – $2,000
Igniting a LOVE of Reading – Park Crest MS – $3,000
Igniting a LOVE of Reading – Westview MS – $3,000
We Can Build It and We Can Move It – Connally HS – $5,000

2013-2014 Awardees

Igniting a LOVE of Reading: Building an Effective Intervention Classroom – Kelly Lane MS – $5,000
A Novel Collection – Hendrickson HS – $3,200
Reading, Writing Readiness Program for English Language Learners – Westview MS – $4,000
Robots on the Move – Westview MS – $5,000
Our G.E.M.S. (Girls Exploring Engineering Math, and Science) – Windermere Primary – $1,500
Listen-Up Lucy – Timmerman ES – $2,600
Reading with Your Ears – Park Crest MS – $3,000
Wii Explore and Learn – Windermere Primary – $500
Scintillating Sensory Solutions – Copperfield ES – $5,000
MOBIs for Movement and Motivation – Park Crest MS – $3,000
We’ve Got Issues: Using High-Interest Nonfiction to Build Critical Readers – Pflugerville MS – $1,800
Phonics Dancing – Murchison ES – $2,000
I Want iPod – Windermere Primary – $1,000

New Teacher Awards

In 2014, PEF provided an opportunity for new teachers to apply for Innovative Grants at the beginning of the year. The following grants were awarded in Fall 2013:

Actively-Engaged Environments – Dearing ES – $3,000
School Wide Book Clubs – Westview MS – $3,000
Furniture Upholstery – Pflugerville HS – $2,250
Book Buddies – Kelly Lane MS – $2,818

2012-2013 Awardees

Improving Literacy, emPowering Students, and impacting Community through iPad implementation – Isenhower & Villegas at Rowe Lane ES – $2977
Competitive Robotics – Whitmire, O’Connor, Marques & Seiferman at Kelly Lane MS – $2445
iCompose – Mixon, Boman & Esquivel at Kelly Lane MS – $2625
Outdoor Math & Science Park (Laboratory) – Spears, Williams & Hall at Wieland ES – $2998
In the Reading Kindle/iPad – Hodges & Carpenter at Brookhollow ES – $2977
Social Studies Alive – Carr, Landers, Porter & Lewis at Windermere ES – $2911
Using Mobile Tablets to Expand Our World – Baran at Windermere ES – $1492
Video Conferencing: Creating Global Thinkers – Muraoka at Northwest ES – $460
Science is a Snap… Shot! – Peckman at Parmer Lane ES – $992
By Hook or By Crook or By Nook – McCauley at Connally HS – $1997
Cinema du Cannes – Sheport at Hendrickson HS, Robb at Pflugerville HS & Perez at Connally HS – $3000

2011-2012 Awardees

Our Community and Beyond from Social Studies Alive – Deborah Aleman & Jennifer Wood at Windermere ES
Document Camera for Art Room – Julie Bates at Windermere ES
Enable, Interact, and Succeed through an ActivClassroom Experience – April Nilson, Melissa DeKeratry & Laura Diaz at Rowe Lane ES
Social Studies Alive – Leslie Barrett & Jennifer Swanzy at Highland Park ES
Document Cameras: The Use of Modeling to Stimulate Learning – Kendra Doyle at Pflugerville HS
Gardening as a Hands-on Science activity for Special Education Students – Mary Capps – Pflugerville HS
Active Devices for Technology – Cheryl Adediji & Laura Siller-Luis at Westview MS
Rapid Intervention Directed By Student Data – Christopher Stelly & Alpha Richardson at Pflugerville MS
Count on Me! – Aaron Cruz & Mary Petronis at Copperfield ES